Chapter 92

This time, there are cruel descriptions, so please be cautious if you are sensitive to such content.

It was an unusual scene.

In the 14th floor of the C-rank dungeon "Labyrinth of the Demon Tree Garden," a human child appeared, completely covered in blood.

The men had been leering and toying with a pixie just moments ago, but now they were transfixed by the boy who had suddenly appeared.

"Hehe... What's this? You scared us. Look closer, and it's just a kid.

Hey! What do you mean by that! This pixie is mine. I caught it. What do you have to say about my property—"

The man who had been holding the pixie in his right hand thrust it towards Yuu, threatening him with a deep, menacing voice.

The two men behind him were smirking, knowing that this man often did similar things to the weak.

The man who had been threatening Yuu suddenly stopped moving. The other men, noticing something was wrong with him, began to realize what was happening.

"Hey, Bora, what's wrong? Just beat the kid up like you always do!"

"Wait. Something's not right... Bora, what's wrong?"

As the men approached Bora, they noticed something growing from the back of his head. They cautiously moved closer and saw that it was a long, sharp object, about 15 cm wide and 2 cm thick, dyed red.

When the men circled around Bora, they realized what the long object was. It was a large sword that had pierced through Bora's brain, penetrated his hard skull, and protruded from the back of his head.

"Don't touch him with your dirty hands."

The strength left Bora's right hand, and the pixie he had been restraining fell to the ground. Yuu caught her with his left hand, and the pixie, without wiping away her tears, looked up at him.

"Ah! Bora's dead!"

"This damn kid!"

The enraged man lunged at Yuu, but Yuu's right backfist caught his jaw, and his lower jaw was blown off. The man, unable to understand what had happened to him, tried to touch his jaw but only touched air.

Seeing the man's jaw blown off, another man panicked and tried to flee, but Yuu's Black Magic 2nd Tier "Earth Lance" pierced through his lower abdomen and upper body.

The two remaining men, still alive, tried to take potions from their item pouches, but Yuu wouldn't allow it. Grabbing the Spirit Sword that had pierced Bora, he swung it, severing the men's heads. The men's faces, as they died, all showed the same expression of not understanding why they were in such a situation.

"We need to hurry. Time is precious now."

The pixie wiped away her tears and nodded.

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In the Crystal Room on the 12th floor, a narrow corridor led to a garden where the dryads and pixies lived. Normally, the door was hidden by the pixies' illusion magic, but beyond the door was a scene that could be mistaken for paradise: flowers blooming wildly, beautiful dryads, and adorable pixies. Adventurers who were fortunate enough to visit would thank the gods. But this beautiful place had turned into a hell.

"Everyone, keep trying!"

The pixies worked together to cast their illusion magic, creating a thick wall.

"Stupid, do you think anyone would fall for an illusion when they know it's an illusion?"

The Leaf Lord of Authority, Kalon, cast Black Magic 4th Tier "Hurricane," dispelling the illusion, scattering the flowers, and slicing the pixies. The remains of the pixies who had resisted were buried among the scattered flowers.

"Stop! Everyone, run!"

The dryad, crying and screaming, was met with the lecherous smiles of Kalon and about 30 other men, who were excited.

"Can't wait... Kalon, can I play with that dryad later?"

"Idiot, that dryad is worth 100 platinum coins at the lowest, and Barrie is worth 500 platinum coins! Don't hurt her. And the pixies are worth 10 gold coins each, so put the living ones in the cage."

"Che... Alright."

The man, with a disappointed look, threw the nearly dead pixies into the cage.

"Miss Dryad, give up and come over here. If you don't, the pixies will die needlessly."

"I'll do as you say... just don't hurt anyone else."

"No, no... don't listen to such a person..."

"Aah! Don't move! The blood... I can't stop the bleeding!"

The pixies stood in front of the dryad, trying to protect her, but many of them were missing limbs.

"You... you really are a crybaby... I'll protect you... just wait."

"No! I can't take it anymore! Why is this happening to everyone? It's because I'm a dryad... someone, help us!"

Kalon nodded to a large man, who carried a morning star on his shoulder and stepped forward. The pixies, realizing their fate, did not run but stood in front of the dryad, spreading their arms.

"Kalon, is it okay now?"

"Yeah, we have enough pixies. No one would buy such dying pixies."

The large man slowly raised the morning star and looked down at the pixies.

"Being able to smash pixies worth 10 gold coins each, joining the Authority of the Leaf was a good decision."

The morning star was swung down at the pixies.

The massive morning star cast a shadow over the pixies' faces. Both the men and the pixies imagined what would happen next; some opened their eyes wide, some formed a crescent with their mouths, and some closed their eyes in fear of death.

"Haha! Look! They're all smashed! The pixies are just dirty minced meat now!"

Flesh flew towards Kalon and the others. The men of the Authority of the Leaf, who had initially been excited, gradually realized something was wrong. There were too many pieces of flesh for pixies.

"K-Kalon... this is Butch's... upper body."

Butch, known to his companions, had his upper body blown off, leaving only his lower body on the ground.

On the other side of the remaining lower body, a boy stood with a pixie in his arms, covered in blood. The pixie clinging to his head made the scene even more eerie.

"Who are you? Where did you come from? Did you blow off Butch's upper body?"

"Y-Yuu! Y-Yuu!"

The dryad, with tears and snot on her face, shouted. The surrounding pixies, unsure if Yuu was on the side of the Authority of the Leaf, were relieved when they saw the pixie on his head, and some even fainted.

Yuu glanced at the carnage around him, and the emotion drained from his face.

"You took them... from me... I'll kill all of you... scum."

"You bastard! How dare you kill Butch!"

The men, understanding the situation, regained their composure and attacked Yuu.

"Wait! Look at your feet!"

Kalon, who was equipped with armor like a front-line fighter but was actually a back-line job as a "Spiritualist," "Mage," and "Sorcerer," noticed the web-like magic spreading from Yuu's feet and shouted, but it was too late. Yuu's Black Magic 2nd Tier "Earth Lance" pierced through the men's thighs.

"Aaaah! It hurts!"

"Shut up. Die."

Yuu increased the magic power, and the Earth Lances that had pierced the men's thighs branched out, tearing through their bodies. The men, screaming in pain as the Earth Lances slowly tore through their insides, could not be saved. The branching, blood-dripping Earth Lances looked like flowers.

"You idiots! If you had listened to me, you wouldn't have died!"

"Kalon, Museon, Laward, and Bipe are all dead."

Despite the shock of losing three companions, Kalon, the leader of the Authority of the Leaf, remained calm.

"Calm down! That kid is the same as me. He's pretending to be a front-line fighter but is definitely a back-line job!

Understand? That kid is spreading his magic like a spider's web. You can handle it if you stay calm."

The men of the Authority of the Leaf regained their composure at Kalon's words.

"Hehe. Once you know the trick, there's nothing to fear."

Four men approached Yuu, avoiding the threads of magic spreading from him, unaware that the threads were not moving and were a trap...

"Alright!"

"Once we get close, it's ours!"

"Die, you damn kid!"

"Revenge for Butch!"

The four men, armed with swords, axes, spears, and maces, swung their weapons at Yuu's head.

Kalon thought they had killed him in the next moment, but all four attacks were deflected, and Yuu countered with punches.

The four men, hit by the punches, had parts of their faces blown off. Yuu mercilessly swung his sword at the crouching men.

"Kalon, that kid isn't a back-line job! That was... 'Ki Blast'!"

"Y-You're right. I've seen Elder's 'Ki Blast' many times. That kid can fight in close combat! Kalon, where is he a back-line job?"

"Shut up! How can a kid use 'Ki Blast'... 'Ki Blast' is a skill of the higher job, Heavy Fist. Wait... didn't that dryad call him Yuu?"

"Yuu? That's...?"

"Capturing that kid will make me a real noble."

Despite the rapid loss of eight companions, Kalon smiled, unaware that he had shifted from the side of the oppressor to the oppressed...

The Authority of the Leaf arc is expected to end in about two more chapters.